n00b at this, little help please

Archive: n00b at this, little help please

mentalmike
21st October 2004 10:09 UTC

n00b at this, little help please
Hi I'm a n00b at this and trying to make a very basic intaller.

All I want it to do is copy a few files to different directories - all doc & settings\all users\programs and windows\fonts. I don't need the user to set this, I'm just unsure on how you use mulitple files as all the examples user one file.
Thanks for any help

mentalmike
21st October 2004 11:17 UTC

ok here is my code, i'm unsure on what to do from here, hopefully you'll be able to see what i'm trying to do


;--------------------------------

; The name of the installer
Name "File Installer"

; The file to write
OutFile "File Installer"

; uncomment the following line to make the installer silent by default.
SilentInstall silent

;--------------------------------

Function .onInit
Section ""
  MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONINFORMATION 'This will install shortcuts, fonts and auto logon registry keys'

;--------------------------------

; The stuff to install
Section ""
    
  ; Set output path to the installation directory.
  SetOutPath $windows\fonts
  
  ; Put file there
  File "..\Co1_____.ttf"

  ; Set output path to the installation directory.
  SetOutPath $Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
  
  ; Put file there
  File "..\Reject_Booking_Menu.xs"
  
; write reg
  WriteRegStr HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" "DefaultUserName" "wibble"
  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BigNSISTest" "AutoAdminLogon" '"1"'
  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BigNSISTest" "DefaultPassword" '"hello"'
  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BigNSISTest" "DefaultDomainName" '"abc"

SectionEnd

Joel
21st October 2004 14:46 UTC

mmm


SetOutPath $windows\fonts

Try


SetOutPath $WINDIR\Fonts

Read the docs about the NSIS' constants....

kichik
21st October 2004 18:06 UTC

Or even:

SetOutPath $FONTS

paulheu
17th November 2004 20:47 UTC

That don't work for me either.. It seems the $FONTS var is not resolved. If I use the full path the font copies over fine, but using $FONTS just gives an error:


Section "djDecks Skin ${SKINNAME} (required)" SecCopyUI


  ;Main Files  
  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\skins"
  File "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}.xml"
  File "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}.txt"

  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\skins\${SKINNAME}"
  File /nonfatal "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}\*.jpg"
  File /nonfatal "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}\*.gif"
  File /nonfatal "${APP_DIR}\${SKINNAME}\*.bmp"

  ;SetOutPath "C:\WINDOWS\FONTS"
  ;File "C:\WINDOWS\FONTS\DigitalDreamFat.ttf"
  
  SetOutPath "$FONTS"
  File "$FONTS\DigitalDreamFat.ttf"
  
SectionEnd

Using the lines with $FONTS don't work, switch to the lines with the full path and it's OK..

Afrow UK
17th November 2004 22:09 UTC

You are confusing run-time with compile-time!

$FONTS is the constant that will contain the user's Fonts folder path on run-time.

The File command will store a file on compile-time into your installer, and thus you must give it the path to a file to compress on your hard-drive (not on the user's!)

-Stu

paulheu
17th November 2004 23:09 UTC

So it should be like this??


  SetOutPath "$FONTS"
  File "C:\windows\fonts\DigitalDreamFat.ttf"

Comm@nder21
18th November 2004 16:04 UTC

indeed it should.